London, Sept. 6.
"French colonies which have joined the free French Empire will be efficiently defended, and all measures have been taken to assure this," says a communique issued from the headquarters of the free French forces here.
The communique recalls the formal promise made at the end of August by the British Prime Minister, Mr. Winston Churchill, to General de Gaulle. which stated that the British Government, with its fleet, "would help to safeguard the maritime communications of all French colonies which had rallied to the free French forces commanded by General de Gaulle.—Reuter. ington, Sept. 6. has ainka e 2 en New York wyer, Postmaster-General, in snee tieeession' io Mr. James Farley.
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